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This week, we took a deep dive into the Alabama Supreme Court ruling,what it could mean for the future of in vitro fertilization (IVF), and what it might mean for New Mexico. Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a case that involved a fertility clinic and some frozen embryos. These embryos were dropped and then had to be rendered non-viable. The couple who couldn’t use these embryos sued the clinic. They sued not just for breaking their property but also for wrongful death. This case made its way through the lower courts and ended up in the Alabama Supreme Court. With a seven (7) to t ..read more

Sine Die Deets New Mexico just wrapped up another 30-day state legislative session and as usual, there was some good, some meh, and some ugly (particularly from the mouths of the GOP). As the last unpaid legislature in the nation, our legislative sessions in which we get to pass bills critical to our health, safety, and ability to thrive are limited mostly to odd years sessions where we have a whopping 60 days to get bills through both chambers and to the governor’s desk. In even years, like this one, the 30 day session consists primarily of passing the state budget. The only bills that get a ..read more

Bilingual series offers info on solar, wind, and geothermal technology As the world faces the impacts and dangers of climate change, the time to embrace renewable energy is not just a choice but a necessity. As New Mexico continues to transition to renewable energy production and consumption, it is critical that our communities have clear information on those technologies at their fingertips. We have created a new video series of comprehensive educational videos in English and Spanish, focused on solar, wind, and geothermal energy. The 27-part series breaks down the basics of each type of tech ..read more

Here are current open positions at ProgressNow New Mexico. Check out the following job descriptions. Click on the following job titles to see the full job description. Share with your network! Development Manager Latino Digital Organizer Disinformation Defense Director Development Manager  Reports to Finance Director Position Type: Full-time Exempt Pay: $60,000 Benefits: Health insurance, Life insurance, Short term disability, 401k match, generous PTO How to Apply: Send resume and one paragraph on why you are interested to info@progressnownm.org Our Organizations ProgressNow New Mexico an ..read more

Happy post-election day, New Mexico. We’re here with the highlights (and lowlights) of select races in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. From city council and mayor races to school boards, here’s what you need to know today! School Board and the Fight for Freedom You might have noticed a lot more public discourse about school board elections this year and there’s a good reason for that. Starting in 2020, extremist groups like Moms for Liberty set their sights on school board elections and unfortunately won. We’ve seen first hand the damage that can be done to students, teachers and families when tho ..read more

On September 28, community members gathered peacefully to celebrate the postponement of the re-installment of the Juan de Oñate monument to the public space outside the Española Municipal Complex. That peace was shattered when Ryan Martinez, an election denying conspiracy theorist in a MAGA hat, pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot (Link to news story here) Indigenous activist Jacob Johns in the stomach. To understand why the Oñate statue is causing such conflict in New Mexico, we must first understand the past.  Juan de Oñate was a Spanish conquistador who played a significant ro ..read more

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration recently signed off on a plan to move the Outdoor Recreation Division from its home at the Economic Development Department to the Tourism Department, despite the fact that such a move was resoundingly rejected by a bipartisan committee earlier this year. In fact, even Republican Representative Alan Martinez said at the time of the hearing during the legislative session, “I don’t understand how promoting stewardship and preservation of New Mexico’s unique environment, enhancing public health, outdoor recreation assets… I don’t understand how this ..read more

ProgressNow New Mexico launched a new series of digital advertisements this week to call attention to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s vetoes of climate-policy related bills earlier this year. The move comes after the governor appeared on a national energy summit stage and seemed to directly contradict herself when asked why she vetoed the climate action bills.  “The Governor campaigned on being a climate leader. In her first term we saw her follow through on taking bold action around methane emissions and some other issues, but vetoing the few small climate related bills that the legisl ..read more

Last year New Mexico’s Economic Development Department (EDD) sent out an official Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire a contractor to come up with concrete steps to move the state away from our dependence on oil and gas revenue. They hired a notorious oil and gas lobbyist to do that work. The point of hiring a contractor was, according to the language in the RFP, “to outline a concrete action plan for economic diversification away from the state’s current dependence on the oil and gas, retail, and public sectors over 20 years that shall include legislative and infrastructure strategies.” This i ..read more